Mascoutah is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, named for the Mascoutens, a tribe of the Michigan Indians.

Is Mascoutah IL safe?

Mascoutah is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mascoutah's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities. The rate of crime in Mascoutah is 17.03 per 1,000 residents during a standard year.

Which Indian tribe inhabited the area near the Wisconsin border with Michigan?

The chief tribes in the Michigan region in the late 1700's were the Chippewa, or Ojibwa, occupying the eastern part of the Lower Peninsula and most of the UP; the Ottawa, in the western part of the Lower Peninsula; and the Potawatomi, occupying a strip across the southern part.